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  1. chuck s

    Do I need a weight distributing hitch for 3,400 pounds?

    Well, this IS the Expedition Forum. :) Over GVWR is unsafe, unwise, and illegal. How illegal? Probably won't know until you have a wreck. Have a wreck with an overweight trailer and your insurance company can deny coverage for the trailer, truck, and any liability for folks hurt. Operative...
  2. chuck s

    Do I need a weight distributing hitch for 3,400 pounds?

    Looks like a good trailer but I suspect difficult keeping it under it's 3500 pound GVWR. At least I did with my similar weight popup years ago. Can be done, of course. Weight seems to magically find its way into the camper and 1000-1100 pounds of cargo capacity gets eaten up fast. 30 gallons...
  3. chuck s

    Technical Tire Question. Need help please.

    As Sixth notes there's only a minor difference (3.28%) in circumference so everything should work as expected. 60mph indicated is probably 62mph actual after the change. I put Continental TerrainContact A/T tires on last summer (when the OEM tires aged out) for some pretend off-road (really...
  4. chuck s

    Driving With Rear Window Open??

    I carried my adult daughter's kayak in the back of my short wheelbase Expedition. Yeah, I couldn't shut the hatch. Discovered my current Expedition lacks any tiedowns that the former had. Used every knot I knew and made up others. (Maybe 30 miles.) -- Chuck
  5. chuck s

    Do I need a weight distributing hitch for 3,400 pounds?

    I just gotta know what "RV" (a pretentious name for camper ;) ) has a GVWR of 3400 pounds. Heck, my 12' popup camper trailer weighed 3500. And I did use a WDH with it mainly for the sway control (and I was towing with an Explorer). -- Chuck
  6. chuck s

    Trailer Sway Control questions

    Download the digital (PDF) version of the manual and use the search function. The word "sway" occurs 15 times. This qualifies for RTFM but takes very little time. My manual is only 496 pages. The service manual for the little car in the photo on the left is 1970 pages so I use the digital...
  7. chuck s

    Trailer Sway Control questions

    Sway warning/messages depend on the model. According to my owners manual mine will display a "Trailer Sway Reduce Speed" message in the "Information display panel." Never seen it nor have I physically experienced trailer sway with this Expedition and any trailer including brakeless small boat...
  8. chuck s

    Engine Break In and Initial Oil Change

    My procedure is whatever oil came in the engine until the first oil change, then full synthetic thereafter. I don't note an "early oil change" requirement in my Expedition owner's manual but I have another car (not even a Ford) which specifically notes in the break in section "Do not change the...
  9. chuck s

    Anyone Tow in "normal" mode for mpg

    Once you get rolling air resistance is a (maybe the) major factor in fuel use and air resistance is exponential -- it's twice at 70mph than it was at 50. Slow down! Don't gotta drive 50 but certainly don't drive 70. I towed our 23' travel trailer the 310 miles from Cleveland to Gettysburg...
  10. chuck s

    Door keypad problem- very weird

    Unless you have keyless start or maybe push-button start the door lock requires all 5 digits. -- Chuck
  11. chuck s

    Tail & reverse lights (ghost lights!)

    First suspect is someone installed LEDs in lieu of light bulbs. -- Chuck
  12. chuck s

    2017 rear lift glass

    My 2017 XLT has the seal on the frame, not on the glass. :) Looking forward to a photo of a 2017 (or any model year) glass rear hatch window with the rubber seal on the glass. But I ain't gonna hold my breath. -- Chuck
  13. chuck s

    Tow/haul vs manual mode

    Tow/Haul button on the tip of the lever do anything (I can't recall)? -- Chuck
  14. chuck s

    Tow/haul vs manual mode

    There's a up/down toggle button on the driver's side of the gear lever that controls how high the transmission will shift. (Page 160 of the 2017 Owner's Manual under Transmission.) Personally never seen any need to lock out any of the higher gears when towing my 6000 pound travel trailer with...
  15. chuck s

    Can I add a Transmission Temp Gauge? 2011 Expy 4WD

    Been darn near 20 years (!) but this gauge and a pod on my A-pillar worked well on my '07. I recall it just plugged onto the OBD2 port (but was probably more complex than that). I used it for towing my travel trailer. Could monitor transmission temps and lockup among other data on the buss...
  16. chuck s

    all terrain tires...

    Large Michelin rubber plantations were the site of several events during the Great Southeast Asia War Games in the 1960-1975 era. We were winning when @Fastcar and I left. :) -- Chuck
  17. chuck s

    all terrain tires...

    I've had Continental TerrainContact A/T tires on for maybe 6 months and are pleased with them. Have no idea what, if any, A/T capability they have as the most they've had to handle here in Richmond is a tiny bit of snow/ice and, of course pollen. Tows my travel trailer just fine. -- Chuck
  18. chuck s

    New Garage Door Opener

    I've had belt drive, screw drive, and chain drive openers over the years. I installed a chain drive Liftmaster 8587W (now discontinued, of course!) garage door opener 7 years ago replacing a belt drive "Craftsman" that the house builder installed 20 years before. Liftmaster is the same company...
  19. chuck s

    just cut coil springs on my 04 4x4

    Yep! OP was on here less than 2 months! Joined Jan 27, 2012 Last seen Mar 31, 2012 -- Chuck
  20. chuck s

    Weight distributing Hitch?

    Motorboat trailers in the sizes towable by an Expedition seldom need a WDH as they only need 5% of the trailer's weight on the ball. (Engines are near or behind the transom.) Example: 5% of 8810 pounds is only 440 pounds and well below the 600 pound weight carrying capacity of my XLT even if...
  21. chuck s

    For those of you who tow a travel trailer, what mirrors to pick?

    I've used the same set of McKesh mirrors for almost 25 (!) years. Strap on the few times I tow my travel trailer. Mirrors are set about a foot wider on both sides than the trailer -- like a cat's whiskers if the mirrors fit the trailer will fit. Not exotic. Just work. I store the mirrors in...
  22. chuck s

    Parasitic Draw - Anti Theft

    The "cigarette" power outlets are live all the time in my '07 and '17. Anything connected to yours? Two way street. I now have a small solar battery charger plugged into the '17's second seat outlet which keeps the battery topped up even when the truck sits for a week or longer. -- Chuck
  23. chuck s

    Best tire rotation pattern?

    OEM tires are normally not a rotation problem but some replacement tires are directional. They'll have a rotation arrow on the sidewall and putting them on the "wrong side" of the car will cause wear problems. No arrow there should be the word "Outside" visible on the sidewall and mounting...
  24. chuck s

    Drive Shaft Noise - Identified

    Playing card in the bicycle spokes! :) -- Chuck
  25. chuck s

    Trailer Sway Control questions

    The car next to my Expedition in the little photo on the left is a 2006 Honda. Only a year newer than yours. Like you l'll let my widow sell it. :) No towing. -- Chuck

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